Nelson Miranda (Portugal, 1979). He lives and works in Porto. Bachelors and Master degree in Architecture (FAUP, Porto, PT, 2004 and 2011). Focussing primarily on the research and documentation of the human presence in the territory and its role in the transformation of the landscape and social-political contexts, it was in 2011 that he started the development of photographic projects.
His work has been the focus of growing interest and he recently received support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for the publication of the artist’s book ‘A story here to stay’ and from the Fundação Oriente and DGArtes (Ministry of Culture) for the edition of the book and newspaper ‘HARD STEPS कठिन पाईलाहरू’ (Pierrot le Fou ed.).
He has been selected for various awards and several exhibition and editorial projects.
His work is represented in public collections, namely in the Contemporary Art Center of the Porto Municipal Collection (PT), in the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), in the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Art Library (PT), in the Biennial Art Foundation of Cerveira (PT), and in national and foreign private collections.